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Councilor’s Son Caught on Video Beating Baradero Neighbor After Political Misidentification

The victim remains hospitalized awaiting reconstructive maxillofacial surgery after sustaining severe facial injuries.

Overview

  • Security footage shows Lucio Bagalá striking Thomas Hidalgo outside his home, leaving him unconscious and with a fractured jaw.
  • The assault came minutes after councilor Leonardo Bagalá confronted Hidalgo at Route 41 and Lugones, accusing him of being a La Libertad Avanza militant.
  • Hidalgo says he was hanging a sign to promote a new metalworking business when he was mistaken for posting partisan material.
  • The attacker fled without offering help, and no arrest or formal charges were reported in the coverage.
  • The incident is being cited with other election‑period confrontations, including student fights at UBA, as tension escalates ahead of Buenos Aires legislative contests.